These are the best astronomy images of 2021

World's largest astronomy museum opening Friday in Shanghai, 420,000 square feet, beautiful design

Japanese researchers have used the latest wireless technology to develop a new radio receiver for astronomy. It is capable of capturing radio waves at frequencies over a range several times wider than conventional ones, and can detect radio waves emitted by many types of molecules in space at once

Yumna Majeed is fighting to inspire the next generation of Pakistani astronomers, an uphill battle in a country where 22.5 million kids are not in school and “more importance is placed in astrology than astronomy.” "We do not have a BS in Astronomy,” says Majeed. "That doesn't bring food to people.”